correct

英 [kəˈrekt]

美 [kəˈrekt]

adj.  准确无误的; 精确的; 正确的; 恰当的; 合适的; (举止言谈)符合公认准则的，得体的
v.  改正; 纠正; 修正; 批改; 改; 指出错误

过去分词：corrected　过去式：corrected　现在分词：correcting　第三人称单数：corrects　

中考高考CET4考研TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1580 / COCA.1794

习惯用语

adj.

all present and correct
• 全到无误；应在场的都在场了
  used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there

牛津词典

adj.

• 准确无误的；精确的；正确的
  accurate or true, without any mistakes
  1. Do you have the correct time?
     你的表走得准吗？
  2. the correct answer
     正确答案
  3. Please check that these details are correct.
     请检查这些细节是否准确无误。
  4. ‘Are you in charge here?’ ‘That's correct.’
     “你是这里的负责人吗？”“是的。”
  5. Am I correct in saying that you know a lot about wine?
     你对酒了解颇深，我说得对吧？
• 恰当的；合适的
  right and suitable, so that sth is done as it should be done
  1. Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down?
     你知道这台机器该怎么关吗？
  2. I think you've made the correct decision.
     我认为你的决定是正确的。
• （举止言谈）符合公认准则的，得体的
  taking care to speak or behave in a way that follows the accepted standards or rules
  1. a correct young lady
     举止得体的年轻女士
  2. He is always very correct in his speech.
     他说话总是很有分寸。

verb

• 改正；纠正；修正
  to make sth right or accurate, for example by changing it or removing mistakes
  1. Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.
     从头至尾看一遍你们的作业，发现的错误都要改正过来。
  2. Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.
     他们的视力用激光只要几分钟就可矫正。
  3. They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier.
     他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。
• 批改；改
  to mark the mistakes in a piece of work (and sometimes give a mark/grade to the work)
  1. I spent all evening correcting essays.
     我整个晚上都在批改论文。
• 指出错误
  to tell sb that they have made a mistake
  1. Correct me if I'm wrong , but isn't this last year's brochure?
     这不是去年的小册子吗？若是我说错了就请指出。
  2. Yes, you're right─ I stand corrected (= I accept that I made a mistake) .
     是的，你说得对。承蒙你指正。
  3. ‘It's Yates, not Wates,’ she corrected him.
     “那是Yates而不是Wates。”她纠正他道。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 准确无误的;正确的
  If something iscorrect, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
  1. The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
     正确答案在第8页末尾。
  2. The following information was correct at time of going to press...
     下列信息在付印时准确无误。
  3. Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
     为了作出准确的诊断，医生会对病人进行彻底的检查。
• ADJ (说法或想法)对的，正确的
  If someone iscorrect, what they have said or thought is true.
  1. You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree...
     你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
  2. If Casey is correct, the total cost of the cleanup would come to $110 billion.
     如果凯西是对的，清理的总花费将达1,100亿美元。
• ADJ 恰当的;合适的
  Thecorrectthing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
  1. The use of the correct materials was crucial...
     使用恰当的材料至关重要。
  2. White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.
     怀特确信裁判作出了公正的判罚。
  3. ...the correct way to produce a crop of tomato plants.
     栽种一季西红柿的正确方法
• ADJ (行为)被人认可的，赞许的
  If you say that someone iscorrect indoing something, you approve of their action.
  1. You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence...
     你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。
  2. I think the president was correct to reject the offer.
     我认为总统拒绝这一提议是正确的。
• VERB 纠正(问题);改正，修正(错误)
  If youcorrecta problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.
  1. He may need surgery to correct the problem...
     要解决这个问题，他可能需要做外科手术。
  2. He has criticised the government for inefficiency and delays in correcting past mistakes.
     他批评政府在纠正过去的错误问题上效率低下，并且拖拖拉拉。
• VERB 纠正;指出…的错误
  If youcorrectsomeone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.
  1. 'Actually, that isn't what happened,' George corrects me...
     “实际上，并不是那样，”乔治纠正我。
  2. I must correct him on a minor point.
     我必须纠正他的一处小错误。
• VERB 批改，修改(文章等)
  When someonecorrectsa piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
  1. It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
     备课和批改学生的作业花费了他很多精力。
• ADJ-GRADED (行为)符合社会公认标准的，得体的
  If a person or their behaviour iscorrect, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
  1. I think English men are very polite and very correct...
     我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
  2. We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.
     他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。
• CONVENTION 若是我说错了就请指出
  You say 'correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.
  1. As I recall, but correct me if I'm wrong, it was in a car park in Carmarthen.
     如果我没记错的话，那是在卡马森的一个停车场内。

英英释义

verb

• treat a defect
  1. The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia
• make right or correct
  1. Correct the mistakes
  2. rectify the calculation
  Synonym:rectifyright
• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  1. Adjust the clock, please
  2. correct the alignment of the front wheels
  Synonym:adjustset
• censure severely
  1. She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
  Synonym:chastisecastigateobjurgatechasten
• go down in value
  1. the stock market corrected
  2. prices slumped
  Synonym:declineslump
• make reparations or amends for
  1. right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
  Synonym:rightcompensateredress
• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
  1. The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
  Synonym:disciplinesort out
• adjust for
  1. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
  Synonym:compensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven offeven up

adj

• free from error
  1. the correct answer
  2. the correct version
  3. the right answer
  4. took the right road
  5. the right decision
  Synonym:right
• correct in opinion or judgment
  1. time proved him right
  Synonym:right
• socially right or correct
  1. it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
  2. correct behavior
  Synonym:right
• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
  1. what's the right word for this?
  2. the right way to open oysters
  Synonym:right

双语例句

• The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8
  正确答案在第8页末尾。
• These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
  这些声明从某种程度上来说全都属实。
• Generally, I think the policy of non-intervention is the correct one.
  总的来说，我认为不干涉政策是正确选择。
• Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul.
  没有正确的政治观点就等于没有灵魂。
• I must correct him on a minor point.
  我必须纠正他的一处小错误。
• He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.
  他做了手术来弥补自己的面部缺陷。
• You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree
  你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
• We were rather surprised by their sporting and correct behaviour.
  他们富有体育精神而且举止得体，让我们感到相当惊讶。
• I think English men are very polite and very correct
  我认为英国人很有礼貌，举止非常得体。
• You are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence
  你试图让自己的母亲变得越来越独立，这样做很正确。